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Saturday, September 17, 2011

I checked my in box the other day and I got a lovely little email from Elite Force...

"Here's a chunky set closer I did for this year's Burning Man ... dropped it a few times on the Playa to demented effect and as promised on my Facebook Page (http://www.facebook.com/djeliteforce ) I'd serve it up as a free 320 once the Burn was done."

Check out this live set from Saytek. It was recorded at Sankeys in Manchester and released by DJ Mag.

DJ MAG: "an amazing live set journeying through Saytek's distictive vision of house and techno , Saytek, aka Joseph Keevill, has been wowing audiences for the last decade, from Fabric to Zoo Project (where he’s recorded two albums), with live performances utilising a blend of analogue and digital gear. Winning fans from Carl Cox, who recently labelled him ‘amazing’, to Luciano, his last ‘Saytek Reworked’ album on Cubism also had live favourites remixed for easy club play. This podcast was recorded live at Sankeys, Manchester, on Saturday 20th August and illustrates Saytek’s classically flavoured sound which we can’t get enough of..."

I've had these on repeat in the car for the past few days...I don't I can sum it up any better than the promo team did below.

In their own words...

"Lyon, France based tropical dance DJ/producer and global bass alchemist, Douster releases remix EP of Mad Rad's The Youth Die Young. Tied closely to Zizek Records after spending two years in Buenos Aries, Douster takes cues from his love of hardstyle, house, bass, cumbia, dancehall, and rap to transform club music into a sonic gumbo. Douster has put out remixes for Rusko, Gucci Mane, Toddla T, and released singles with Diplo, Savage Skulls, and Chilean producers Zonora Point. Now, he puts his spin on the electronic hip hop rumble of Seattle's Mad Rad. The remixes see Douster veering into future Chicago house, half time speed merengue / half space juke, Miami acid bass house, and ambient 808 machine funk. The Douster and Mad Rad combination is a mix you can sink your ears into.

Mad Rad is a Seattle based group that has shaken up west coast hip hop with their combination of electronic focused dance music and frenzied live show. The Youth Die Young is their second full length album, and the band has been supporting it hard by relentlessly touring and playing the Northwest’s largest festivals. Douster got to know Mad Rad’s music after playing a show with the group’s DJ, Darwin in 2009. They exchanged music over the next couple years, chopped it up over Flocka’s new mix tapes, and established a like-minded musical rapport. Douster touched down in Seattle earlier this year for a show, and when he heard tracks off the new record first hand in the studio, it became obvious remixes needed to happen."

I've been a fan of Zigg Zag for a while. He makes (mostly) instrumental hip hop. He has several Bandcamp releases under his belt and this one is now different, full of choice beats and soulful samples. Check it out below.

<a href="http://kingziggzag.com/album/kiss-the-ring">Kiss The Ring by King Zigg Zag</a>